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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1908
Page
7
The Lusitania, with 1872 passengers including 899 in first class and 973 in steerage, sailed from Queenstown at 8 31 Sunday morning for New York. A boiler flue caused speed reduction and delayed docking at Sandy Hook, while prominent travelers aboard discussed finance, politics, and recent court rulings.
Transatlantic departure slate shows light bookings for New York to Southampton Finland Antwerp Mesaba London Pennsylvania Hamburg Caledonia Glasgow routes. Passengers include W. E. Avery, Miss Bernardine Jeran, Mrs. M. H. Flint, Major W. J. Murphy, Frank P. Schell, Mrs. E. S. Allnutt, Rev. J. A. Harrison, Miss Edith P. Holt, James Y. Alexander, and Byron L. Tice among others.
Members of the James J. Hagen Association and the Amsterdam Democratic Club attended the Colonial Theatre together. After the show they adjourned to Healy's restaurant for a beefsteak supper in honor of Percy Williams. The event featured Wil Eva, a vaudeville manager, recognizing annual work in his district.
The Berkshire hunt ball in Lenox Mass drew leading society figures from the Berkshires and beyond. Decorations in green and red evoked Autumn harvests while Fensich’s orchestra provided dance music. Hosts included Mrs Giraud Foster Mrs Samuel Frothingham and Mrs Charles Astor Bristed with lavish dinners at Spring Lawn and elsewhere.
Hammerstein reveals the grand tier boxholders for the Philadelphia Opera House season. Listed are Mrs J D Lippinco Rodman Griscom George Elkins Mrs A E Fletcher George D Widener and many other prominent Philadelphians. More subscribers for other boxes and seats are announced.
Mr and Mrs John J McCook announce the engagement of their youngest daughter Caroline to John Junius Morgan. Caroline is Bryn Mawr graduate and one of four admired sisters. Other engagements include Grace Arnot Renwick to Archibald Lloyd Eaton and Miss Etheldred Allover to Lt Scudder Ilyee U S N. No wedding dates set. Mr and Mrs George Ira Hamm announce daughter Eno Hamm engaged to William Kurtz Johnson.
On the lawn of Fifield Farm in New London New Hampshire Eloise Comstock North daughter of S D N North of Washington D C Director of the United States Census married Dr Horace Howard Jenks of Philadelphia this afternoon Family and a few guests attended the ceremony
Mr and Mrs W J K Kenny of Merrick Long Island announce the engagement of their daughter Elsie Marie to Vivian L Carmichael of Seabright New Jersey Oldest son of Thomas Carmichael senior member of the banking firm Dent Palmer Co of London which has branches in New York and Cairo Egypt.
Mr and Mrs Robert M Baker of Wellesley Farms are in New York staying at the Hotel Wolcott. Mrs Beverley Ward and husband host their town house after a Summer at Edgemere L I. Ben Ali Haggin visits Mrs Frederick Bull at Lenox. Alfred Seton and guests of Col and Mrs De Lancey A Kane return to their villa at Tuxedo. James B Hane closes Newport villa Arleigh and heads to Versailles Ky. Lloyd Phoenix sails the Intrepid off Nova Scotia with friends. Ogden Mills leaves for Newport then Staatsburg. Reginald C Vanderbilt after Adirondacks trip will stop in Syracuse for a horse show and attend White Plains Fair. Ex Senator and Mrs Stephen M Goswold of Brooklyn stay at United States Hotel for September.
A packed Cooper Union meeting denounced U S extradition of Jan Janoff Pouren, a Russian revolutionary now at the Tombs, arguing he faced capital charges in Russia for murder arson and burglary. Speakers including Parsons Pollock Hourwich and Gordin urged liberty and sent letters to Roosevelt.
New record set by E G Costello Thomas McCutcheon and William Steele of Philadelphia with Prof William Hobbs of Michigan after a 16 hour ascent from base to summit on Mont Blanc. Descent time 6 hours. A guide fell to his death during the climb and his body was left untouched by the other guides. The Cretic carried Rev John Dunn and opera singer Harrison Bennett among passengers departing Genoa.
Benjamin Freidman a Post Office employee found Lena Hunter and seven starving children in a Second Avenue street car at 2 a.m. She said her husband an ironworker who earned $5 a day abandoned her three weeks earlier and took $20 with him. They had no home. Freidman called police but officials placed the family in the Misericordia Home while verifying the story and seeking the husband. If support cannot be forced or work found the family may become public charges.
Emma G Weed sues Hiram Curtis of Stamford for 30000 claiming breach of promise after he refused to marry her. The suit cites a Sept 7 date, attached bank stock from First National Bank New Canaan, and notes Curtis 79 and wealthy while Weed is 50 active in High Ridge Methodist Church.
A North Shore Long Island Railroad division timetable vote pits late trains between Long Island City and Port Washington against the present schedule. The proposed change would move departures to 10:52 P M 11:42 P M from Long Island City and 9:50 P M 11:52 P M from Port Washington. Voters mark yes for change or no to keep the current times.
Helen Maloney daughter of Martin Maloney of Philadelphia seeks finalization of an interlocutory decree annulling her marriage to Arthur Herbert Osborn a New York stock broker three months after its issuance. Justice Gerard to sign the final decree next day or two settles the matter which is described as purely formal. Afterward Miss Maloney is expected to marry Samuel Clarkson the Englishman she traveled with to Europe last year.
Harry Allen of the New York Taxicab Company announced the delivery of 300 new cars, boosting the fleet to about 700 with a further 200 ordered. He cited factory capacity limits at Darracq and Renault, noting imports come in small consignments and that taxis remain in constant use from morning till night in New York, Paris, and London.
Dr Heber Bishop faced Judge Fox in Superior Court seeking to dismiss his wife's injunction against pursuing a Maine divorce libel. She alleges lack of legal residence in Maine and inability to attend, while Bishop claims Maine domicile and delays suit until daughters are mature. He plans to file a demurrer.
A three day carnival at North Beach began Thursday and ends today with a record turnout of amusement seekers. G Buschatzke was elected King and chose Miss Lillie Daulkirch as Consort, a popular pairing. Free evening fireworks entertain thousands at this growing resort.
Nina Blake engaged for The Fair Co-Ed a musical comedy by George Ade and Gustav Ludéers. Sing Fong Lee, noted violinist west of the Mississippi, due at Keith & Proctors Fifth Avenue Theatre next Sunday. The John J. Reisler Amusement Co presents May Ward in The Cash Girl in October. Laura Gertie and Bert French to perform the Apache dance in The Mimic World at the Casino Theatre next Wednesday. Frank Keenan and Charlotte Walker began rehearsals for The Warrens of Virginia at the Belasco Stuyvesant Theatre and will tour soon.
The Theatre Managers Association of Greater New York adopted a resolution to fight sidewalk ticket speculation. Mark Klaw presided, with Daniel Frohman and others forming a committee to petition the Board of Aldermen for hearings. Frohman said the fight aims to abolish nuisance and curb extortion, noting past opposition by Little Tim Sullivan and plans to use public opinion.
An aged man likely H Victor Reidenhardy, once a Washington portrait painter, was found dead last night in a furnished East Twentieth Street room. Authorities say death resulted from apoplexy. Found with sparse effects and long-ago letters, including one signed by Secretary Loeb declining a portrait sent to the President.
Prof Charles Harrington a 52 year old American throat specialist died suddenly at the Castle Hotel in Lynton England. An inquest into the death will be held tomorrow. Born in Salem Massachusetts July 5 1856 he was a Harvard Medical School graduate class of 1881 and studied at Leipsic Straßburg and Munich. He served as Assistant Professor in Hygiene at Harvard and as chemist for the Massachusetts State Board of Health for a year.
Rome reports the sudden death of Prof Ludovico Seitz director of the Vatican picture galleries. He had just supervised the transfer of Raphael's The Transfiguration to the new galleries and died early this morning at Albano where his family summers. The Pope expressed sorrow.
York, Sept 11 Acute indigestion caused the death of Patrick J Roach 57 formerly active in New York politics He was secretary of the J J Walsh Association tied to Tammany Hall and had resided in York before his death
Marcus Berliner an export commission merchant of 1 Broadway died yesterday at his residence 255 West Smith Street. He was a noted figure in trade circles and his passing prompted tributes from colleagues and local business representatives.
Emma H Tait and William C Fraser wed at Trinity Church Anz Ze in a ceremony led by Rev CC H Wells. Other notices: Marchet Eliza Bets Tate m James Eddy Bislen. Genevieve Carshaw m Mortimer N Johnson. Marion Carolyn Markle m Herbert Leddie Michack.
Daniel Frohman drew laughs at the Hotel Astor during a theater managers gathering discussing Rostand’s new play Chanticleer. The play, featuring Coquelin possibly in the U.S., is described as a birds theme symbolic of human emotions and language jokes followed.
A string of obituaries reports the deaths of several prominent figures. Oarsman Sylvester Gookin dies in Boston after heart failure, Abner Rice a longtime Lee High School principal passes in Lee, Massachusetts, Judge Joseph Garrett Lowe dies in Oklahoma City, Captain Joseph H. McMahon dies in Newark, Chalkley Steelman Leeds former Atlantic City mayor dies there, and Israel C. Pierson a longtime Washington Life actuary dies in Plainfield New Jersey after a stroke. funeral arrangements noted.
Obituary notices announce deaths and upcoming funeral services across Bridgeport Newark Jersey City Hoboken and nearby towns. Entries name deceased individuals including Emily Birdseye Abraham French Frederick Haines Harvey Howard Johnson Laderer Lilienthal McDermott Macdonald Murray Pierson Rice Rosengarten Tannehill Welch Wendell and others with service times dates and burial places at Evergreen Cemetery Plainfield and Bristol among others. Also notes Temple Beth El funeral for Marcus Berliner and multiple private or public memorials with locations St Stephen s Church West 69th Street and various cemeteries.
Morning pneumonia ended the illness of a respected figure aged 84, leaving a widow and ten living children. Surviving are Mrs Selma Herzog and Mrs Benno Lewinson, plus Georg Berliner in South Africa and Samuel Berliner, secretary of the Grand Lodge of the Order B'nai B'rith. One great grandchild also noted. Funeral service set for 8:50 Sunday morning at the late residence. Also mentioned is service with the Cape Colony government representative in the United States.
Law firm Tompkins and Tompkins at 156 Fifth Avenue offers wills and probate of wills services with experienced counselors guiding clients through estate matters and succession planning.
A long obituary collage lists numerous death notices and funeral arrangements. Entries include Ellen Brooks at East 88th Street, Elizabeth Bruns in Jersey City, Barbara Califil in Brooklyn, Elizabeth Chamberlin in Jersey City, Anna Christensen in Brooklyn, Mary Dillon in Brooklyn, Arnold Deeger in Newark, and many others with addresses in Brooklyn Newark and surrounding areas. Funeral details vary from private services to to‑day and tomorrow arrangements, with ages and residences provided for many individuals.
Su Memourian notes ceremonies for Abraham Lowenstein at Ennion Fields Cemetery tomorrow at 2 PM and for Samuel F. Myers at Union Fields Cemetery tomorrow at 2 30 PM.
The Woodlawn Cemetery is readily accessible by Harlem trains from Grand Central Station, by Webster and Jerome Avenue trolleys, and by carriages. Lot prices start at $150. For viewing books or a representative, call Telephone 4855 Gramercy. office located at 20 East 230 Street, New York City.
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